Orlando-to-New York JetBlue pilot accused of flying drunk
NEW YORK – A commercial pilot was under the influence of alcohol while flying a JetBlue airliner carrying 151 passengers last year from Orlando to New York City, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. A criminal complaint says Dennis Murphy Jr. was selected for a random alcohol test after Flight 584 landed at Kennedy Airport on April 21, 2015. The court papers allege that the test found that his blood-alcohol level was 0.11, exceeding the .04 legal limit for pilots. A co-pilot later told investig..>> view originalOrlando police chief: Stop using excessive force
Associated Press 9:26 a.m. EDT April 27, 2016Orlando, Fla. — Orlando’s police chief has issued a new directive to his officers — use “only the minimal amount of force necessary.”Chief John Mina told the Orlando Sentinel Tuesday that he’s also told officers to step in if they see other officers using too much force. They’ve been told to stop the excessive force, then report it. The department has been the subject of police brutality lawsuits and criticism.In a directive to the depart..>> view originalOrlando hoteliers see increases in room revenue, industry reports ...
March brought an increase in occupancy and revenue made per room for Orlando area hoteliers, according to industry leaders.Area hotels reported an occupancy rate of nearly 87 percent for March, according to STR, Inc., which globally tracks the hotel industry. While March has been the strongest month of the year for local hoteliers, occupancy was down 1.4 percent compared to March 2015, according to STR.STR defines Orlando's market to include Sanford and Kissimmee. Orlando's dip in occupancy m..>> view originalUCF police chief defends response to reports of gunwoman
A day after a University of Central Florida library was evacuated because of reports of a "Middle Eastern" gunwoman, university police defended their response.UCF Police Department Chief Richard Beary said Wednesday that he was "sorry" the alert offended people, but that he had been criticized in the past for not giving out suspect descriptions. "Our emergency dispatchers put that information out as best they could to make sure that we could notify the community to stay clear of that area, and ..>> view originalSpaceX: Mars launch, aimed for '18, targeted for Florida
SpaceX will launch its Dragon spacecraft to Mars from Florida's Space Coast, company officials confirmed to the Orlando Sentinel on Wednesday.The news followed earlier activity on the space transportation company's social media accounts that said it wanted to land one of its Dragon capsules on the Red Planet in 2018. SpaceX's Twitter account only confirmed what many industry observers had been speculating."Planning to send Dragon to Mars as soon as 2018. Red Dragons will inform overall Mars arc..>> view originalThe Octonauts and the Deep Sea Volcano Adventure plays Orlando ...
The Octonauts dive into Orlando's Dr. Phillips Center for a Deep Sea Volcano ... including Orlando on December 3, 2016 at 5 p.m. in the Walt Disney Theater.>> view originalOrlando creative community shocked by deaths of comedian Matt ...
Though the world is still mourning the loss of musical icon Prince at age 57, hearts were broken here in Orlando due to the deaths of two local icons: Matt Gersting and Morgan Steele. Gersting, who first rose to prominence as a musician – most notably in the Sugar Oaks and an early incarnation of the New Lows – before pursuing stand-up comedy, passed away at his College Park home on Wednesday, April 20. Gersting was responsible for setting up the Shit Sandwich comedy showcase at the Bull & Bush..>> view originalOrlando Science Center hosts Science of Wine event Saturday
Consider this: Drinking wine is like drinking science. The grapes. The fermenting process. The interaction with taste buds. All science.The Orlando Science Center will host its annual Science of Wine fundraiser Saturday. Guests can learn about wine and sample more than 150 wines from around the world.Retro Rad chef Emily Ellyn, who appeared on "Food Network Star" and "Cupcake Wars," will be using wine to make adult treats, including a peanut butter and wine jelly snow cone. Ellyn stopped by t..>> view originalUCF, Osceola Regional start new residency program
In an effort to attract more young doctors to Central Florida, UCF College of Medicine and Osceola Regional Medical Center have partnered to start an emergency medicine residency program, they announced on Wednesday."If we have more residencies, we'll have more trained doctors in our community because many doctors practice where they complete their residency programs," said Dr. Deborah German, UCF vice president for medical affairs and founding dean of the College of Medicine, in a news release..>> view originalFlorida to play Miami in Orlando in 2019 season opener
ORLANDO -- The Miami Hurricanes will play the Florida Gators in Camping World Stadium during college football’s opening weekend in 2019. The neutral-site season opener is part of a series of Camping World Kickoff games in Orlando. The 2019 matchup is the third announced Camping World Kickoff in a multi-year agreement between Camping World, Florida Citrus Sports (FCSports) and ESPN Events, a division of ESPN, to host major neutral-site regular-season games in Camping World Stadium. The stadium..>> view original
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